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China stretches some 5,000 kilometers across the East
Asian landmass in an erratically changing configuration of broad plains,
expansive deserts, and lofty mountain ranges, including vast areas of
inhospitable terrain. Mountains, hills, and highlands cover about 66
percent of the nation's territory, impeding communication and leaving
limited level land for agriculture. In the southwest, the Himalayas
and the Kunlun Mountains enclose the Plateau of Tibet, which
encompasses most of Xizang Autonomous Region (also known as Tibet) and
part of Qinghai Province. It is the most extensive plateau in the world,
where elevations average more than 4000 meters above sea level and the
loftiest summits rise to more than 7000 meters. Highest peak is the Mount
Everest reaching 8848 meters above sea level, also the highest
mountians in the world.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River, two of the world's
greatest rivers, flow across China.
Beijing (formerly Peking) is the capital of China with a history
of over two thousand years. Shanghai is China's largest and most
prosperous city. Other important port cities are Wuhan, Nanjing and
Dalian (Canton). |
